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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

Emily Oster

4.08 AVERAGE

wasinaso's review against another edition

5.0

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If you like bebes and data, then read this book. If you just like bebes but not data, then skip it.

ashashmarie's review against another edition

3.5

informative slow-paced

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As others have said, the back half of this book definitely petered out from lack of data. While lacking data is not the author’s fault, these sections did provide very little insight and left much to be desired. 

mgerber8's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative fast-paced

kliaw's review against another edition

4.5

informative

sarahelsh's review against another edition

4.0

informative medium-paced

10_4tina's review against another edition

2.5

informative medium-paced

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While this seems well-researched, the cover and title led me to believe it was going to be more data-y than I felt like it was. It also just feels like a big menu of options or that cliche of a one-handed expert (on one hand..., but on the other hand...). Still, I'd say it's a useful overview book on the early kid years. I also caveat this with the acknowledgement that I'm not the target audience. 

Chapter 5:
-Cabbage leaves

Chapter 8:
-Measels
-Bunked autism study post-vaccines (falsified information, only 12 individuals, etc.)

Chapter 10:
-NICHD study on in-home childcare (ie: nanny)
-What would you do if you had that money? What is the next, best non-childcare use of these funds? Is the difference how nice of a home you have or vacation choices or less savings? 

Chapter 19:
Cranky. Cranky. Sad. Angry. (lol)

jacob_s's review against another edition

4.0

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Lots of good research and data-driven recommendations, but compared to Oster’s previous book, the timeline covered here (essentially birth to Pre-K) is too large for this full book to be useful/actionable in a single read-through. Due to the carefully considered data and analysis, though, I expect I’ll return to this book in future years to answer questions that don’t concern me right now.

mchaps8's review against another edition

4.5

informative fast-paced

clomcbakes's review against another edition

3.75

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

saxojello's review against another edition

4.25

funny informative fast-paced